The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 13, 2055
Waning Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 PM
8:34 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1637
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.61° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.47° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.